The Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield (HTGS)

The Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield (HTGS)
1001 West Walnut Street, Chatham, IL 62629
www.SpringfieldTemple.org Ph: 217-697-8174
[email protected]
Tax-Exempt 501(C)(3)Organization, Fed Tax ID:20-8889846
Year 2016 Festivals / Celebrations at a Glance
January
1st Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Pooja
7th Masa Shivaratri
9th Hanuman Jayanti
13th Bhogi
14th Makara Sankranti (Pongal)
15th Kanuma/ Govardhana Puja
23rd Satyanarayana Katha / Vratam
27th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat
Abhishekam/ Sankasta Hara Chaturthi
February
6th Parshwanath Jayanti
6th Sani Trayodashi, Masa Shivaratri
12th Vasantha Panchami
14th Ratha Saptami
18st Bheesma Ekadashi
21th Satyanarayana Katha / Vratam
24th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat
Abhishekam
25th Sankata Hara Chaturthi
March
7th Maha Shivaratri
22nd Holi, Satyanarayana Katha / Vratam
MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat
Abhishekam
23rd Lunar Eclipse
26th Sankata Hara Chaturthi
April
5th Masa Shivaratri
7th Chaitra Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi
13th Souramana Ugadi/Tamil New Year
15th Sri Rama Navami
18th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat
Abhishekam
19th Mahavir Jayanti
21st Satyanarayana Katha / Vratam,
Hanuman Jayanti (North India)
25th Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
May
4th Masa Shivaratri
8th Akshaya Trutheeya/ Parashurama
Jayanti
10th Shankaracharya Jayanti
16th Maha Lakshmi Moola Virat
Abhishekam
19th Narasimha/ Kurma Jayanti
20th Satyanarayana Katha/Vratam
21st Vaikasi Visakam
21st Buddha Purnima
24th Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
31st Hanuman Jayanti (South India)
June
3rd Masa Shivaratri
12th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat
Abhishekam
19th Satyanarayana Katha / Vratam
23rd Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
July
2nd Masa Shivaratri, Sani Trayodashi
5th Jagannath Rathyatra
10th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat Abhishekam
15th Toli Ekadasi
19th Guru Purnima/Satyanarayana Katha
22nd Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
31st Masa Shivaratri
August
4th Temple 8th Anniversary Celebrations
5th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat
Abhishekam
7th Garuda/ Naga Panchami
12th Vara Lakshmi Vrata
13th Bharat Mata Devi Puja/Gomatha Puja
17th Raksha Bandhan, Satyanarayan Katha/Vratham,
Yajur Vedic Upakarma, Rig Vedic Upakarma
18th Lunar Eclipse(4:24 AM - 5 AM)
19th Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana
21st Sankata Hara Chathurthi
24th Krishna Janmasthami
28th – 5th September Paryushan
30th Masa Shivaratri
30th Mahalakshmi Abhishekam
30thSarva Pitru Amavasya
October
1st DEVI NAVARATRI Begins
8th Saraswathi Puja
9th Durgashthami
9th Maharnavami
10th Dushserra, Vijaya Dashami
11th Shirdi Sai Punya Tidhi
15th Satyanarayana Katha /
Vratham
18th Karvachowth / Sankasta Hara
Chaturdhi
26th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola
Virat Abhishekam
27th Dhan Teras
28th Masa Shivaratri
29th Naraka
Chaturdashi/Deepavali
31st Govardhan Puja,/ Gujarathi
New Year
November
3rd Nagula Chavithi
5th Skanda Shasti
6th Jalaram Bapa Jayanti
12th Tulasi Vivaha
13th Satyanarayana Katha/Vratam
13th Annakhut
14th Karthik Purnima / Matsya
Jayanti
17st Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
23rd MAHA LAKSHMI Moola
Virat Abhishekam
26th Sani Trayodashi
27th Masa Shivaratri
December
September
st
1 Gyan Panchami
2th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola Virat Abhishekam
3rd Samavedic Upakarma
4th Ganesh Chaturthi
5th Rishi Panchami
13th Vamana Jayanthi
15th Ganesh Nimarjana
16th Satyanarayana Katha / Vratham
17th Pitru Paksha begins
19th Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
28th Masa Shivaratri
4th Subramanya Sashti
9th Gita Jayanti
13th Satyanarayana Katha /
Dattatreya
Jayanti
16th Sankasta Hara Chaturdhi
20th MAHA LAKSHMI Moola
Virat Abhishekam
26th Masa Shivaratri
28th Hanuman Jayanti